his designated role was the collection of flora.

Edward Spalding worked as an entomologist and taxidermist; on the expedition he was a zoological collector.

Journey

Chevert departed from Port Jackson on 18 May 1875. The expedition initially made stops at Cape York, the Palm Islands and Cape Grenville, Brookes Island and the north-west of the North Barnard Isles, and it was in the latter, that two samples of the Ptiloris species were

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